Design
OP-jects by Bilge Nur Saltik
Royal College of Art graduate Bilge Nur Saltik has designed dimpled glassware that creates kaleidoscopic effects (+ movie). More about OP-jects by Bilge Nur Saltik
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Architecture
Synth[e]tech[e]cology by Chang-Yeob Lee
Royal College of Art graduate Chang-Yeob Lee has developed a concept to transform the BT Tower in London into a pollution-harvesting high rise (+ movie). More about Synth[e]tech[e]cology by Chang-Yeob Lee
Architecture
Google Street View captures inside the world's tallest skyscraper
News: Google Street View has captured the inside of its first skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, allowing users to virtually explore the tallest building in the world. More about Google Street View captures inside the world's tallest skyscraper
Architecture
#OccupyGezi Architecture by Herkes Icin Mimarlik
Turkish architects are creating line drawings of protest shelters and structures following the recent occupation of Istanbul's Gezi Park. More about #OccupyGezi Architecture by Herkes Icin Mimarlik
World Tour 2013: Milan
"It's easy for designers today to produce and sell their own work"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our penultimate movie recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan, New York designer Stephen Burks discusses the importance of having a design identity and journalist Henrietta Thompson explains why designers are starting to expand into retail. More about "It's easy for designers today to produce and sell their own work"
Design
Reflet by Claire Lavabre
French designer Claire Lavabre has made a mirror that only works when it's placed in front of a dark shape painted on the wall. More about Reflet by Claire Lavabre
Design
(No)where (Now)here: Two Gaze-activated Dresses by Ying Gao
Fashion designer Ying Gao has fabricated a pair of dresses that writhe around and light up when someone stares at them (+ movie). More about (No)where (Now)here: Two Gaze-activated Dresses by Ying Gao
Architecture
Henning Larsen 1925-2013
News: Danish architect Henning Larsen has died in Copenhagen at the age of 87. More about Henning Larsen 1925-2013
Architecture
Harmonie Hall by Takenaka Corporation
Huge clerestory windows reveal the exposed timber frame of this school sports hall in Kobe, Japan, by architecture firm Takenaka Corporation (+ slideshow). More about Harmonie Hall by Takenaka Corporation
Interiors
Mercato at Three on the Bund by Neri&Hu
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has unmasked the
I-beamsstructure of the oldest steel-framed building in Shanghai to create an Italian restaurant with a raw industrial interior (+ slideshow). More about Mercato at Three on the Bund by Neri&Hu
Interiors
House for a Painter by Dingle Price Architects
London architect Dingle Price has revamped a warehouse in south London to create a bright spacious home and studio for a painter and his family. More about House for a Painter by Dingle Price Architects
Design
Stealth Wear by Adam Harvey
This range of anti-drone clothing was created by New York designer Adam Harvey to hide the wearer from heat detection technologies. More about Stealth Wear by Adam Harvey
Furniture
Locale Office Furniture by Industrial Facility for Herman Miller
Product news: London studio Industrial Facility has designed an office furniture system for American manufacturer Herman Miller that promotes interaction in the workplace (+ slideshow). More about Locale Office Furniture by Industrial Facility for Herman Miller
Architecture
32 houses in Poitiers by Lanoire & Courrian
Metal trellises offer a framework for climbing plants and vines around these recently completed houses in Poitiers, France, by Bordeaux studio Lanoire & Courrian (+ slideshow). More about 32 houses in Poitiers by Lanoire & Courrian
Architecture
Dezeen archive: wooden buildings
Dezeen archive: following our story on a wooden skyscraper proposed for Stockholm this week, here's a series of timber architecture from Dezeen's archive. See all wooden buildings »
More about Dezeen archive: wooden buildings
Interiors
Konstantin Grcic at Appartement N°50
Industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has furnished an apartment in Le Corbusier's iconic Cité Radieuse housing block with his own products and blown-up pages from a punk fanzine (+ slideshow). More about Konstantin Grcic at Appartement N°50
Design
"We never claimed to be designers of the cauldron" says Atopia
News: New York design studio Atopia has moved to defuse the row over the authorship of the 2012 Olympic cauldron, saying: "we have never accused Thomas Heatherwick of plagiarism". More about "We never claimed to be designers of the cauldron" says Atopia
Architecture
Renzo Piano exhibition to open at New York's Gagosian Gallery
News: an exhibition of drawings, photographs, models and videos documenting work by Italian architect Renzo Piano opens on Thursday at the Gagosian Gallery in New York. More about Renzo Piano exhibition to open at New York's Gagosian Gallery
Design
Hairbrush by Jack Beveridge and Lizzie Reid
Designers Jack Beveridge and Lizzie Reid have adapted the flocking process to make a hairbrush that's coated in human hair. More about Hairbrush by Jack Beveridge and Lizzie Reid
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week Thomas Heatherwick was accused of copying the design for the Olympic Cauldron just days after being awarded a CBE for services to the design industry. Read on for more architecture and design news from the last seven days plus Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen